Vending-machine.



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F. I. JUDSON.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLIOATI'ON FILED nu 12, 1910.

Patented Jan. 24;, 1911.

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F. I. JUDSUN.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLIoA'rIoN FILED M1112, 1910.

Patented Jan. 24, 1911.

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VBNDING MACHINE.

APPLIoA'rIoB FILED nu 12. 1910.

982,431 Patented Jan. 24,1911.

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VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 24, 1911.

Application tiled May 12, 1910. Serial No. 560,767.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED I. J UDsoN, residcounty of Nance vand State ofNebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vending-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is a machine for vending peanuts or the like in sacks, andit primarily has for its object to provide a machine for the purposestated wherein there will be only one major moving part thatsimultaneously discharges the releasing coin and the vended package, andin which means are provided for keeping the contents of the machinewarm.

Briefiy stated the invention provides a machine that is very simple andpositive in its action.

Peanuts when placed in small sacks make a very irregularly shapedpackage and are hard to control in their passage through a vendingmachine. I have therefore protension springs in the magazines that engae the sacks in a manner that will 'enable t em to be controlled in theirpassage through the machine to prevent c o ging or premature dischargefrom the mae me. A lever is formed with the coin chutes, of which thereare two, and this front of themaclnne. It is locked in its differentpositions by pawls which are released by the coin that permit the leverto be moved from one position to another. The lever has a pusher blockso that when itis moved from one position to another it will push a sackoff of the rest table into the discharge passage vof the machine toei'ect the sale.

'lhe invention includes a special construction of article magazine and aheater therefor and it further includes certain devices to protectagainst the use of spurious coins and also attempts to rob the machinethrough the article outlet.

a knob exposed at the' tral, vertical, cross section on the line 3 3 ofFig. '2, looking in thedirection of the arrow." Fi section on t e line3--3 of Fig. 2, looking in the opposite direction to the,arrow. Fig. 5,is an enlarged detail vertical, longitudinal section of the lever andits locking device. Fig. 6, is an enlarged detail, sectional view of theu per end of the lever and the coin slot of the casing. Fig. 7, is adetail, perspective view of the article table the lam carrier and theheater partition. Fig. 8, 1s a detail view of the coin slot closer. Fig.9, is a detail elevation of the coin detector device and its contents. h

Referring nowl to the aecompanyin drawings in which like letters andnumera s indicate like parts in all of the figures, 1 designates thefront o'f the casing which has doors 23-24'in its back and a com slot oropening A in its front.

2 designates the bed plate that supports the coin detector mechanism andis covered by a removable cover plate 3, as shown.

A casting 4 is secured on the Vfront of the machine' to hold the pivot 8on which the combined coin chute and pusher lever is 4, is a central,vertical, cross mounted. The coin chute and pusher lever 9 forms one ofthe essential features of my invention. The lever 9 is oscillated for apurpose hereinafter to aplpear, by a knob 6 that projects through a s ot5 in the front wall of the machine, the slot being guarded by a plate 5.Thelever 9 which is best shown in Figs. 5 and 6 comprises a flat bodyhaving two parallel coin chutes 9b--9 runnlng from end to end, theentrance to such chutes 9"--9c bein enlarged as at 9", while the loweror exit ends thereof diverge as at 9. The lever 9 has two' sets ofratchet teeth 9e-9' to coperate with the respective pawls 10-10n thatare pivoted at 10"-10c and have weighted ends 10d- 10 to hold them 1ntheir ratchet teeth engaging positions. Stops- 11-11 are provided tolimit the movement of the pawls 10--10l when under the influence ofa'coin. The upper end of the lever 9 is bent over at 9x to enter achannel way 1x in the casing wall to insure the proper entry of the coininto the chute. The lever 9 carries the pusher block 12 which is securedto the rear side of the lever 9 near its lowerlend.

Within the casing 1 is a receptacle 15 containing a heater 16 of anyapproved type and having a flat top to form tables 153-13.

above the tables 13 to permit movement of the pusher 12. A'heatdelecting table 17 is held within the tube 14 to distribute the heat, aswill be clearly understood by referksame in any suitable manner.

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A coin box 16 is supported on cleats 31-32 and a receptacle 15 is heldabove the Suitable air inlets 15x are provided for the receptacle 15 anda door 15y may be also provided therefor to permit of convenientlyentering and removing the heater- 16.

In order to hold the sacks on thev table 13, tension springs 17-172L areprovided and the springs prevent the premature moving of the sacks fromthe tables. Trap doors 19-19a of L-shape in side 4elevation are hingedat 21.-21a and have counter weights 20-20a to prevent any one reachingup through the discharge outlet 18 and' removing the sacks G or H fromthe respective tables 13.

The coin detector mechanism is best shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings, byreference to which it will be `noticed the plate 2 has a coin enteringpocket 2a which merges with and delivers the coin into a runway portion2" that in turn merges with another runway portion 2C having a movablebottom formed by a balanced lever D that is pivoted at. E and has a longarm D along which the coin travels toward the discarding chute 2d if itbe too light in weight. A coin ofthe proper weight, however, willoverbalance 'the Weight of the lever D and passageway 2e that leads tothe slot A in the casing of the machine.

Asample holder 7 is provided on the face of the machine in which asample of the goods the machine is designed to vend, may be exposed tothe view of the purchaser.

In operation, assume the mechanism to be filled with sacks of peanutsortho like (the mechanism being filled through the back door 24) and thelamp orvheater 16 burin ing; the sacksr on the table 13 being exposed tothe hottest part of the receptacle 15 will be kept warm therebywhilethose above in the magazines are heated to a lesser degree by thepassage of' the heated air and gases through the tube 14. The operatornext places a proper coin in the pocket'21 whereupon it gravitatesdownwardly into the pas-` sageway 2e and through the slot A into thatone of the .lever chutes B-B whose entrance is in alinement therewith.The coin passes down thechute B or B', as the case may be, and rests onthe corresponding pawl 10--10a to move it from engagement with theratchet teeth on the lever 9 whereupon the operator may move the leverto drop into the cause the pusher 12to push a sack off the table 13which thereupon drops onto and passes by the trap door 21--21a as theease may be and falls into the discharge hopper from whence it may beremoved through the opening 18 in the front of the casing. As the lever9 is moved from one position to another the coin will be carried alongthe respective pawl until it drops between the pawls into the coin box22, it being understood that the stops 11-11a prevent the discharge ofthe coin until the lever 9 has been pushed over.

In order, when an article chute becomes empty, that the operation of themachine may be stopped, I provide a coin chute closer mechanism which iscomposed of a lever 25 pivoted at 26 and having its short arm 28 bentover to form a pin 29 that p'rojects through a hole in the front wall ofthe casing and in the plate 2 to prevent a coin dropping from the pocket2a into the passage 2", the plate 2 having an opening 30 to permit thepin-portion 29 to project therethro-ugh. The long arm of the lever 25projects down to the bottom sack in the chute and a spring 27 isprovided which continuously tends to move the lever in a position toproject the pin 29 into the path of a coin, it? being understood that solong as the article magazines contain a package the pin 29 will bewithheld fromv the path of the coin, as will be clearly understood byrefe-renee to Figs. 6 and S of the drawings. It should be understoodthat there is one coin Kchute closer for each magazine.

Ifrom the foregoing it will be seen that by my construction of machine asack which is next to be delivered is always kept the hote test byvirtue of its resting on the table or platform 13, While the remainingsacks 4are kept Warm by the hot air Hue or tube- 14, as beforedescribed.'

The tension springs 17-17a I consider an important improvement inmachines of this type las peanuts in small sacks make a very irregularlyshaped package and it has always been a hard matter to control them in avending machine and insure certain delivery without tearing the sacks orclogging 'the machine. By using the springs 1T-1'f, the sacks will reachthe platform 13 in the correct position. Then the lever 9 is in oneposition one column of sacks is resting on the pusher block pushed tothe opposite side is releasedbut the edge of the bottom sack rests onthe edge of the block 12 until its block is clear out of the chamber. Ifthe springs 17-17a were not in place the bottom sack would have atendency to tip down edgewise, that is the outer edge would -tip downbefore the inner edge was released from the block 12. The springs 17--17hold the sack level and prevent 1t from falling off the platforms until12, which-When the lever is the sacks are pushed off. lhen the sacks arepushed o the platform 13 they drop down to the bottom and are taken outthrough the opening 18, as before mentioned.

Should it beattempted to remove the contents of the inachine'through theopening 18 by reaching the arin therein and attempting to take t-hesacks olf the respective tables 13, it will be observed that weighteddoors 19--19EL will be encountered and if the lower plate of such dooris held down, then that one which is normally held vertical will assumelthe horizontal position and vice versa, so as to always keep thepassage closed against some one who may attempt to rob the machine.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingd 'awiiigs it is thought the complete construction, operation and manyadvantages of my invention will be readily understood by those skilledin the art to which the invention appertains.

What I claim is:

1. In a vending machine, a casing, a coinbined coin chute and pusherlever pivotally mounted within said casing, means projecting throughsaid casing in virtue of which said lever may be moved on its pivot,coin controlled means for locking said lever in its several positions,and means for conveying a coin to said lever, said lever having coinpassages Within the same.

2. In a vending machine, a casing having a coin slot opening, a leverpivoted within said casing, means carried by said lever and projectingthrough said casing in vii-tue of which said lever may be oscillated,coin re- 'lcasable means for locking said lever in its variouspositions, said lever ha ving coin passageways to convey the releasedcoin to said locking means and receive said coin through l said casingcoin slot.

. locking means and receive said coin through said casing coin slot, acoin detector carried by said easing, said coin detector having adiscarding chute and a passage in communication With the coin slot insaid casing, and

. including means for directing al coin into said discarding chute orinto said passage dependent upon the weight of the coin.

4.. In a vending machine, a casing having a coin slot opening, a leverpivoted Within said casing, means carried by said lever and projectingthrough said casin in virtue of which said lever may be oscilIited, coinreleasable means for locking said lever in its various positions, saidlever having coin passageways to convey the releasing coin to saidlocking means and receive said coin through said casing coin slot, acoin detector carried by said casing, said coin detector having adiscarding chute and a passage in communication with the coin slot insaid casing, including means for directing a coin into said discardingchute or into said passage dependent upon the weight of the coin, saidcoin detector having a coin entrant pocket and article controlled meansfor closing said pocket when the contents of the machine have beenvended. t

5. In a vending machine havin article magazines, a lever for movingartic es from said magazines, said lever having a pair of V separatecoin passageways, a pair of locling pawls for engaging said lever tolock it 11i its different positions, said coin passageways adapted todirect a releasing coin to said pawls, said casing havin" a coin slotand said lever having one ent held adjacent to ,said coin slot whereby acoin when entered through said slot will pass into one ot' the coinpassages of said lever and be conveyed to the respective pawl, and meanscarried by said lever and projecting through an opening in said casingin virtue of which said lever may be moved from one position to another.

6. In a vending machine, a casing having a coin slot, a coin cont-rolledvending mechanism within said casing, said vending mechanism including acoin chute to receive coins that are entered through said casing slot, acoin detector mounted on said casing and havin a passage incommunication with said s ot and having a discardin passage, saiddetector having a coin receiving pocket and a runway connecting saidpocket with said passages, and means forming a part of said runway forselectively projecting a coin into one or the other of said passages.

FRED I. JUDSON. Witnesses:

Mrs. IRVING FULLER, MARY JOHNSON.

